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Scud versus Patriot
Scud versus Patriot. The controversy carries on 26 years on. Has an old Yemeni Scud made it through Saudi Arabia Patriot ABM shield ?
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Mi-24 Hind: The Hungry Crocodile and why the Russian Mi-24 Hind is still a badass, from Afghanistan to Syria.
Mi-24 Hind: The Hungry Crocodile and why the Russian Mi-24 Hind is still a badass, from Afghanistan to Syria. The Russian Mi-24 Hind Deployed from 1972 onward, 42 variants have been built ever…
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Is the Turko Syrian war imminent?
Are we heading toward a Turko Syrian war? Are Ankara and Damascus on a collision course? The Syrian Offensive The SAA offensive in the province of Idlib is proceeding at such a pace that map…
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You can’t get more American than this. The Firecracker 400, Daytona International Speedway, with Richard Petty and President Ronald Ragan
You can’t get more American than this. July 4th, 1984. The Firecracker 400, Daytona International Speedway. Air Force One carrying then President Ronald Ragan comes into land while…
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That’s a lot of different flags for one checkpoint. You have American, Russian and the Syrian Flag. Read more about the drama evolved.
Yesterday afternoon, an incident involving Syrian and US personnel resulted in a tense situation, near Qamishli. It seems a US convoy was stopped at a Syrian army checkpoint near the city of…
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USA-Iran Update. So.. What is going on between the US and Iran?
USA-Iran update. So… What is going on between the US and Iran? In 2015, Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement (known as the Iran Nuclear Deal). And so did the five…
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Made in China: Chinese Arms.
What can be said about China's military research and development, other than that their unofficial motto being “Copy and Paste”? It's no secret that when it comes to China, they have more or…
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Voyage of the Damned: The Last (Only) ride of the Russian Second Pacific Squadron.
The Battle of Tsushima was only the final act in an ill fated voyage that was poorly planned and conceived in an desperate attempt to relieve the Russian fleet trapped in the Pacific.
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Analysis of the Russo-Georgian war of 2008
On the 7th of August 2008, Georgia's president Mikheil Saakashvili, a known risk taker and political..
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The Cruise Missile Theory
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the attacks on two oil installations in Saudi Arabia, on Saturday the 14th of September 2019. People have showed a lot of scepticism…
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World War 3 Has Begun – In Syria
"World War 3" has started; because nuclear weapons are not involved, nobody appears to have noticed. Syria is a mess, we uncover the crisis.
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Battle of Palmdale – When Pair of F-89 Scorpion Failed To Shoot A Drone Down
Battle of Palmdale – When Pair of F-89 Scorpion Failed To Shoot A Drone Down. Beginning of Battle of Palmdale On the morning of the 15th of August 1956, an unmanned (converted) F6F…
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Kirov Class Battle Cruisers & Now Only Two Will Remain, Sadly.
Those 827 feet / 252 meters ships were filled to the brim with weapons: 20 long-range anti-ship missiles, 96 long-range AA missiles with anti-ballistic capabilities, 40 medium range AA…
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Frank Luke : Last Man Standing
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits…
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Blitzkrieg 101 revisited
Blitzkrieg 101 revisited. How a mix of old tactics was turned into a new military doctrine, blending manoeuvre warfare and combined arms.
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The Chengdu J-20: An Outsider’s Look into China’s Toy
The Chengdu J-20: An Outsider’s Look into China’s New Toy. China, home to one of the oldest civilizations on Earth with a history stretching back thousands of years. In the past…
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Russian Navy and Air Force problems
Russian Navy and Air Force problems. Both services are modernising, but progress is uneven and mistakes are being made: Overview.
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The MiG-25 Foxbat
MiG-25 Foxbat: The misunderstood interceptor. A lot of things have been said about the MiG-25, not many of them complimentary. This plane is often described as a crude fighter, not really good…
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The Rise and Fall of the Argentine Air Force
There was a time when the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) was considered to be one of the best Air Forces in Latin America, if not the world.
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How the West Inadvertently Gifted Iraq to Iran
How the West inadvertently gifted Iraq to Iran by invading Iraq on the 20th of March 2003. 15 years later, we go through the first steps that set those wheels in motion.
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